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2018 SESSION


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 143
Commending the Faith Christian School girls' basketball team.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 7, 2018

 

WHEREAS, the Faith Christian School girls’ basketball team of Roanoke won the Virginia Association of Christian Athletics state championship on February 24, 2018; and

WHEREAS, rallying behind the team motto “In Shape We Dominate,” the Faith Christian School Warriors played with a pressure defense and high-tempo offense throughout the year and finished the season with a superb 21 - 4 record; and

WHEREAS, in the Virginia Association of Christian Athletics state final, the Faith Christian Warriors defeated the defending champion Stuart Hall School Dragons 57 - 51 to clinch the title; and

WHEREAS, sophomore Catherine Kagey led the Faith Christian Warriors with 22 points in the championship game; Sydney Carmouche added 12 points and Megan Kagey, Sarah Mayerchak, and Kateleigh Wampler each scored seven points; and

WHEREAS, the Faith Christian Warriors continued their stellar play in the first round of the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division III state championship tournament on February 27, 2018; despite trailing by five points in the fourth quarter, the Warriors came from behind to defeat Christ Chapel Academy 57 - 51 and advance to the quarterfinals; and

WHEREAS, Faith Christian School’s title-winning 2018 season is a testament to the hard work of all its talented student-athletes, the excellent guidance of its coaches and staff, and the enthusiastic support of the entire Faith Christian School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Faith Christian School girls’ basketball team hereby be commended for winning the 2018 Virginia Association of Christian Athletics state championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Eric Walker, head coach of the Faith Christian School girls’ basketball team, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the team’s spectacular season.